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Moharimet fourth-graders show renewable-energy projects to Oyster River school board
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Fourth-graders from Moharimet Elementary told the school board about a yearlong integrated, project-based unit on hydro, solar and wind energy that included hands-on experiments, community experts and student coding and design work.
Moharimet Elementary fourth-graders and their teachers presented an integrated, project-based unit on renewable energy to the Oyster River Cooperative School District School Board at the Nov. 20 meeting.
The presentation, introduced by teacher David Goldsmith, described a multi-week unit in which students investigated hydro, solar and wind power using voltmeters, small turbines and coded motors. Sarah Curtin, Moharimet’s digital learning specialist, said the work is part of a continuing, iterative program: "Integrated learning focuses on building connections across disciplines," she said, adding that her planned spring sabbatical will study integrated project-based learning to inform district practice.
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